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Duel
Duel | Jessixa Bagley
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A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic novel sure to appeal to readers of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale. Sixth grader Lucy loves fantasy novels and is brand-new to middle school. GiGi is the undisputed queen bee of eighth grade (as well as everything else she does). Theyve only got one thing in common: fencing. Oh, and theyre sisters. They never got along super well, but ever since their dad died, it seems like theyre always at each others throats. When GiGi humiliates Lucy in the cafeteria on the first day of school, Lucy snaps and challenges GiGi to a duel with high sisterly stakes. If GiGi wins, Lucy promises to stay out of GiGis way; if Lucy wins, GiGi will stop teasing Lucy for good. But after their scene in the cafeteria, both girls are on thin ice with the principal and their mom. Lucy stopped practicing fencing after their fencer dad died and will have to get back to fighting form in secret or shell be in big trouble. And GiGi must behave perfectly or risk getting kicked off the fencing team. As the clock ticks down to the girls fencing bout, the anticipation grows. Their school is divided into GiGi and Lucy factions, complete with t-shirts declaring kids allegiances. Both sisters are determined to triumph. But will winning the duel mean fracturing their family even further?
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Soscha
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I do have four older sisters but never really grew up with them, age difference. I sat with my sisters‘ kids at holiday events. With that I can‘t personally relate to the rivalry displayed in “Duel”.

But the message here is after a family trauma it may make things difficult to navigate for a while but true sisterhood love will win out!

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baranskilydia13
Duel | Jessixa Bagley

“You started it!“

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baranskilydia13
Duel | Jessixa Bagley

This story was published in 2023 and it is about a sibling rivalry. Two sisters battle in a fencing duel against each other. It has humor, emotion, and passion. It is a great story to get children interested in reading. It has great representation of a sibling rivalry that learn to settle their differences.

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baranskilydia13
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I thought this book was a great graphic novel for middle aged students. Grades ranging between 3-5. This story is a great resemblance of a sibling bond between two sisters. Siblings may not always get along. But this story resembles how important siblings are to each other.

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MaggieCarr
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#ARC #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel
"I'd give it more than five stars if I could. I like this book because even though I have a brother and I‘m a girl, it reminded me not to be mean to him when something happens to me that still doesn‘t mean that I have to be mean to him. I think all girls around my age will want to read it when it comes out." -Cadee, age 10